Top 10 Bitcoin Facts

Script written by Sean Harris.
It’s time to put your money where your monitor is! And, while it doesn’t grow on trees, it does in your hard drive! Otherwise referred to as ‘electronic money’ or ‘virtual currency,’ bitcoin is a peer-to-peer payment system that offers a 21st century alternative to regular brick-and-mortar banking. Introduced in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto (likely a pseudonym), a bitcoin is something that most users will never see and never touch beyond their computer screens. But its value can fluctuate drastically within seconds, making millionaires and bankrupting people just as quickly. In this video, WatchMojo.com counts down our picks for the top 10 Bitcoin facts.